John Mason School is hosting their largest exhibition

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John Mason School Art
John Mason School is hosting their largest exhibition with over 1000 pieces of art, craft, animation and design work on display in the main gallery and many of the adjoining rooms.
John Mason School Art
There is one remaining ‘out of school hours’ viewings – Wed 12th 3-7pm. But visits are possible during school hours after signing in at reception. The exhibition runs until Thursday 13th June 2013.
John Mason School Art
There is a painting, by Sophie, just inside the gallery door, showing a scene down Stert Street, and above it all the development work that led to the final very saleable  hyper- realist picture.
John Mason School Art
That is not the only Abingdon scene. Upstairs Abingdon is home of the MG next to what could be Anna Pavlova.
John Mason School Art
John Mason School specialises in the visual arts and aims for ‘excellence through creativity’.

World without memory at the One Act Play Festival

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2nd Saturday in June
From Monday to Friday about a dozen one act plays were performed by local acting groups at the Unicorn Theatre, in Abingdon, as part of the Oxford Drama Festival of One Act Plays. On Saturday, at the finale, the winner of the Colin Dextor Rose Bowl, awarded by Colin Dextor, was World Without Memory, performed by Henley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. Henley can usually be counted on to be good but this year they were excellent.

In this play, through a number of short episodes, the audience experienced how scary it could be to live in a world without memory. The scary thing is how many of us will end our days in a world without memory.

(Thanks to @HAODS on twitter for the picture. If my memory serves me right, the evening of the finale was 60 years to the day since the first ever performance at the Unicorn Theatre – 8th June 1953.)

2nd Saturday in June

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2nd Saturday in June
Good to see Paul Viney again. The studio may have closed but Paul Viney Photography lives on. He and other local businesses were on the Market Place.
2nd Saturday in June
Java & Co moved from one side of the Market Place to centre stage for the day …
2nd Saturday in June
A little further out from the centre, Trinity Church had a Summer Fair. Ice creams were 50p and they still made money for good causes.
2nd Saturday in June
Further still, Peachcroft Christian Centre were celebrating their 25th anniversary. More celebrations with a big church service followed by a pig roast tomorrow.
2nd Saturday in June
Kingfisher School had a fete. Abingdon Fire Service were there, as were lots of fun stalls and Peppa the Pig.
2nd Saturday in June
Back in the town centre Ruby’s Retro Fair was on. You may have seen people in retro clothes with retro hair cuts.
2nd Saturday in June
Ruby will be back on September 14th. Maybe next time I will buy that chip cutter, cake tin, and sieve – remembered from childhood.

The Grapes, The Keys, and The Old Post Office

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Greene King
Greene King have put the Grapes pub on the market. Ten years ago it was one the liveliest pubs, but of late it has only opened on busy evenings. This will be the third pub Greene King have sold in Abingdon in recent years. The first two have become Tesco convenience stores.
Greene King
The Keys has notices out saying they are closed until further notice. The pub always had lots of events and was always flying lots of flags outside but it seems that the Landlord could not continue operating under Greene King’s terms.
Greene King
Meanwhile the old post office is still empty but Wetherspoons have said they will be opening a new pub there in October and creating 40 jobs.